State of emotions of a person to whom something irreversible happened that leads to a feeling of sadness or regret; most often occurring e.g.
Distinctive dress worn after bereavement; conventional or ceremonial manifestation of sorrow.
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Examples for "widow's weeds "
1 She first puts on the bridal dress, and after this the widow 's weeds .
2 She was still youthful and beautiful and out of widow 's weeds .
3 The mother wears widow 's weeds , and has evidently arrived at the 'melancholy days.'
4 Poor Lucia's widow 's weeds of five weeks were no obstacle to Mrs. Reilly.
5 At length the coachman, opening the door, handed out a lady in widow 's weeds .
1 The tall figure in its deep mourning dress silenced them for the moment.
2 One mourning dress would be loaned from house to house as disaster came.
3 On that evening, at Wharton, Emily still wore her mourning dress .
4 Lady Earle had laid aside her mourning dress , and sat anxiously awaiting her son.
5 Marjorie's pale face and mourning dress had touched him deeply.
State of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one.
The passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief.
Другие значения термина "mournings" 1 He regulated, moreover, the journeys of the women, and their mournings and festivals.
2 They now commence their mournings , and farther off other cries and lamentations are heard.
3 Most of their mournings are artificial and ceremonious:
4 Our mournings are only interruptions.
5 The death of a single monarch would have darkened Christmas in Regent Street more effectually than the million mournings of the war.
6 And mournings for the dead;
7 Ethel had reckoned on the verse-'ThatHe might hear the mournings of such as are in captivity, and deliver the children appointed unto death.'
8 There are "ascending angels" who will carry our confessions, our prayers, our sighs and mournings , to the very heart of the eternally gracious God.
9 Other than charity work, the Mournings were also Miami socialites.
10 (Num 14) 19 I was sorie for your mournings , & gaue you manna to eate.
11 "A faith," she laughed, "that is all outward symbols and naught besides; all texts and mournings and nose-twangings."
12 2 Esdr 1:19 Then had I pity upon your mournings , and gave you manna to eat; so ye did eat angels' bread.
13 Iran announced three days of public mourning in the province, IRNA said.
14 Russia declared Monday a day of national mourning for the crash victims.
15 Sometimes too much lightness: The young boys' mourning never really is addressed.
16 A second New Zealand family is in mourning after the Norwegian massacre.
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